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Contact American Stage
Mainstage Address:
163 3rd Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1560
St. Petersburg, FL 33731
Business Office Address:
244 2nd Avenue North. Suite 320
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
TICKETS - 727.823.PLAY (7529)
BUSINESS OFFICES - 727.823.1600
FAX - 727.821.2444
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Biographies
American Stage Theatre Company Staff
 ROMAN BLACK(Assistant Marketing Director) is a Florida native and has been in the design industry for over ten years. Upon finishing college at the University of Florida in 2001, he visited the Tampa Bay-area and instantly fell in love with the water. He has resided in St. Petersburg for almost two years now and loves every minute of it. He is very excited to join the American Stage Theatre Company team and is looking forward to experiencing every aspect of the theatre industry. He is also an active artist in the area and shows his work throughout the year. His sites are theromangallery.com and formfitdesign.com.
 TOM BLOCK (Company Manager) started with American Stage almost 30 years ago as the box office manager. He soon moved on to several positions on the production side of the theater, from stage manager to production manager. Over the years, as necessity has dictated, Tom has worn, and continues to wear, a variety of other hats including house manager, touring company manager, volunteer coordinator, facilities manager, and purchasing agent, all which led to his current title of company manager. Tom negotiates all Union and publishing contracts, coordinates and runs the American Stage in the Park event, and develops and runs a number of American Stage annual fundraising trips to New York City, the Shaw Festival in Canada, and various U.S. and European cities. Tom is also the liaison between American Stage and St. Petersburg College and he serves on the college’s MIRA (Music Industry Recording Arts) Advisory Committee.
 KATIE CASTONGUAY (Education Assistant) is an Eckerd College graduate with a BA in theatre arts. She has performed in three of American Stage's past school tour productions including Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Charlotte's Web, and The Wind in the Willows. She has been a teaching artist at American Stage since 2007. Recent acting credits include William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew at Jobsite Theatreand Eckerd Theatre Company's touring production of I Never Saw Another Butterfly. Katie also recently completed shooting a short film entitled The Bedford Devil.
 ALLI DOYLE (Front of House Manager/Volunteer Coordinator) a native Seattleite, is thrilled to join American Stage Theatre Company. Doyle interned at Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) in the fall of 2010 -- upon completing the internship, she spent 8 months as WHAT's Box Office Manager. A graduate of Central Washington University, Doyle earned a degree in Theatre Arts focusing specifically on Stage Management and Touring. Outside of the theatre, she can often be found atop a horse or under a tree, singing and playing guitar.
 MEG HEIMSTEAD (Director of Education) has been a professional actress, director and teacher for over 10 years. Prior to becoming the Director of Education, Meg was a Teaching Artist with American Stage. She taught playwriting and acting to children and adults throughout Pinellas County, focusing on at risk/special needs populations. As an actress, she has worked with the California Shakespeare Festival in Berkley, CA, Summer Repertory Theatre in Santa Rosa, CA, PlayMakers Repertory Theatre in Chapel Hill, NC, The Gorilla Theatre and Jobsite Theater in Tampa, freefall Theatre, and The Backlot Theater in Sarasota. Most recently, Meg was seen as Karen in American Stage’s production of August: Osage County. She is also the Managing Director for A Simple Theatre. Meg holds a B.F.A. in Theatre Performance from the University of Evansville in Evansville, IN. She also attended the Professional Actor Training Program at University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.
 NATHAN LINDLEY (Director of Development) Nathan was born in Ft. Worth, Texas where he lived for 12 years before moving to southern Indiana. He relocated to St. Petersburg in 1991 to pursue and receive his Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science at Eckerd College. After graduation he spent a year as an historical tour guide and 3rd mate on board the HMS Bounty and captained a 50-foot sailboat while teaching summer camps in the British Virgin Islands. He returned to his alma mater to work for Eckerd College's Waterfront Program as their head sailing instructor and Development Coordinator supporting the Waterfront and the Eckerd College Search and Rescue Team (EC-SAR). Many years later he was a founding board member of the Friends of the Waterfront alumni group. For the past 10 years Nathan has been a part of the corporate world with both Bank of America and MetLife assisting clients in financial planning and securing financing for their dreams of home ownership. Nathan was a Charter Member for the St. Petersburg Sunset Rotary Club and has continued to enjoy an active role as a Rotarian in his local community. Nathan's passions are spending quality time with his two kids and wife, and he enjoys sailing, motorcycling, and traveling.
 TODD OLSON+* (Producing Artistic Director) is in his ninth season as producing artistic director at American Stage Theatre Company. He is a recent graduate of Bank of America’s Neighborhood Excellence Leadership Program, and has directed over 120 plays, musicals, and operas, including My Way, A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, (which he co-created) at the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville. For American Stage, Todd has directed several plays which have been recognized by Creative Loafing as “Best of the Bay” Awards for “Top-10 Productions of the Year” and “Best Director,” including Stones in His Pockets, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Much Ado About Nothing, Anna in the Tropics, and The Seafarer. Other American Stage credits include Suddenly Last Summer, Crowns, Three Days of Rain, The Exonerated (with Sandy Duncan and Antonio Tarver), I Am My Own Wife, Dennis Lehane’s Coronado, The Pirates of Penzance, Pinter’s Betrayal, Dinner with Friends, This Wonderful Life, The Mystery or Irma Vep, The Santaland Diaries, The Very, Merry Unauthorized Scientology Children’s Pagaent, and Who’s
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Original works having made their world premiere at American Stage include Lysistrata, I Left My Heart, and Casa Blue, the last moments in the life of Frida Kahlo. Todd’s My Way has enjoyed over 300 productions worldwide. Recent guest directing credits include Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte, Johnny Schicchi, and Madama Butterfly for St. Petersburg Opera, The Mystery of Irma Vep at Wellfleet Harbor Actor’s Theatre on Cape Cod, and his own adaptation of Dracula for Arkansas Shakespeare Festival. Recent writing work includes the book for Marcus Hummon’s new musical Warrior. Every year since 2003 American Stage was voted “Best Theatre Company” in the Tampa Bay-area by both Tampa Bay Magazine and The Weekly Planet. Todd received his M.F.A. from The University of North Carolina, and is a graduate from the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard where he took classes with David Mamet, Peter Sellars, Andrei Serban, Robert Scanlan, Robert Woodruff, Anna Deveare Smith, and Robert Brustein, among others. While at Harvard, Todd directed productions of Cervantes’ Judge of the Divorce Court, Brecht’s The Informer, Pinter’s Betrayal, Chekhov’s The Seagull, and Shakespeare’s Coriolanus and The Winter’s Tale. He also assistant directed In the Jungle of Cities (for Robert Woodruff), The Bacchae (for Francois Rochaix), and Woyzeck (for Marcus Stern). He was a teaching fellow at Harvard, and has taught classes at Vanderbilt, Boston University, University of North Carolina, among others colleges. Todd lives in Seminole, FL with his remarkable wife Charlotte, and their constantly surprising and wonderful children Jonas (12), Corinna (10), and May (8).
 STEVE MOUNTAN(Box Office Manager) Steve Mountan has worked with American Stage/Palisades Theatre Co. off and on in a variety of capacities since 1979.
 SHANNON S. ORRELL(Development Associate) is a true Florida native, born and raised right here in Central Florida. She has migrated up and down the East Coast from Atlanta to upstate New York, but has finally returned home to raise her family. Shannon and her husband, Andy, live in St. Petersburg with their beautiful children, Madison and Nathaniel. She is thrilled to be working with the amazing staff and crew at American Stage.
 JENNY PEACOCK (Box Office Assistant) is honored to be part of the incredible talent that is American Stage. She joined the staff just prior to Hair last season and hasn’t been the same since. Due to her multiple personalities, she is a great multi-tasker and looks forward to the continued success of this amazing group. St. Pete is now home again with her beautiful daughter Kelsey and goofy cat Monte. Thanks to all for this great opportunity!
 LEYLA PRIOR (Director of Finance) is enjoying her 17th season with American Stage.
 STEPHANIE SNYDER (Marketing Director) is a Pennsylvania native and has lived in Florida since 1999. After receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising from Syracuse University, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia to start her career. Since then her professional pursuits in marketing, sales management, and business development have taken her from Ohio to England and parts beyond. St. Petersburg, Florida is where Stephanie truly unpacked her suitcase, as she fell in love with the Tampa Bay area and moved here in 2003. Joining the American Stage Theatre Company team is quite an honor for Stephanie; she is passionate about championing the live arts while celebrating our beautiful community.
 T. SCOTT WOOTEN* (Artistic Associate) in his eighth season, is originally from the great state of Arkansas and has been living in St. Pete and working with American Stage Theatre Company for over seven years. He is a proud new member of Actors’ Equity Association and is honored to be among the legion of fine Tampa Bay-area stage artists. He is an actor, director, writer, sound designer, and the artistic director of Economic Stimulus Productions (live theatre fully-funded by the U.S. Government). EcStim’s production of his play adaptation, Reefer Madness!!! The Play!!! recently performed at the 2010 Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival and won the “Best Play” Audience Choice Award. T. Scott has been involved in over 60 productions with American Stage and is excited to work on this season’s offerings in the Raymond James Theatre & the Susan R. Hough Lobby. He would like to dedicate tonight’s performance to You – for the art of live theatre is incomplete without an audience. Enjoy!
American Stage Theatre Artistic Staff
 CHAD ALBERT(Master Electrician/Shop Assistant) is pleased to join the American Stage staff. He is a recent graduate of the University of Northern Iowa where he received his B.A. in Theatre with an emphasis in design and production. During his time at UNI, Chad was involved in lighting in a variety of different shows including Three Tall Women, Marat/Sade, The House of Blue Leaves, Death of a Salesman, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He has also worked as a scenic studio technical assistant at UNI, a scenic intern at Utah Festival Opera Company, and completed an electrician internship at the Guthrie Theater.
 TIMON BROWN(Technical Director) is pleased to be working at American Stage. He returned to American Stage three years ago after a two-year hiatus, during which he served as the technical director at the Canterbury School of Florida. Previously to that, Timon served as ATD and master carpenter at American Stage. He wants to thank his wonderful wife, Maresi, for all her love and support. They are proud parents of their two hysterically funny children: Henry and Maria.
 ROBERT CREEDON(Asst. Technical Director/Master Carpenter) is pleased to be a part of the production staff here at American Stage. Robert worked here in Florida as a sailboat technician for SR Max, and is pleased to have been apart of the team that constructed the “Geronimo’s Cadillac,” a 27ft production sailboat. Robert is also proud to have been an IBM Sales Associate for Direct Alliance in Tempe, AZ.
 JERID FOX(Properties Master) has been immersed in the entertainment world for over ten years. After attending Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles where he studied Film Production with an emphasis in Art Direction, he put his knack for imitation and improv to use at Disneyland Resort’s Entertainment Department. He then picked up and moved to Florida where he has worked as a theatrical properties master and set dresser for a popular Tampa theater, was the assistant director and art director of a feature film, and co-produced a children’s television pilot in which he puppeteered, voiced, and oversaw the design of many characters in the cast. Jerid also enjoys writing, and being a creative consultant for other authors and storytellers.
 KARLA HARTLEY*(Production Coordinator, Production Stage Manager) holds a B.F.A. in Theater Studies from Boston University and is the associate artistic director of Stageworks Theatre in Tampa. She is the resident stage manager for GALA Choruses’ International Gay and Lesbian Choral Festival. She has stage managed extensively in the Tampa Bay-area as well as the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. Karla was also production manager for the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange national tour of Ferocious Beauty. Karla is pleased to be working for American Stage. Much love and thanks to her daughter and Sydney Rose.
 ADRIN ERRA PUENTE(Costume Designer/Costume Shop Manager) is a native to Texas and received her B.A. in Design and Technical Theatre from the University of North Texas. She has been designing and freelancing in the St. Petersburg-area for the last six years, working for Live Arts on the Peninsula, The Asolo Theatre in Sarasota, The University of Tampa, The Show Palace Dinner Theatre in Hudson and has recently designed Stageworks Theatre’s Eurydice and As Bees In Honey Drown. She has worn many hats for the American Stage, including props master, scenic painter, scene shop assistant, cutter/draper, and costume designer. She is currently in her fifth season as the costume shop manager for the American Stage and she has also designed costumes for our recent productions of The Mystery of Irma Vep, and Driving Miss Daisy. Before St. Petersburg, she was responsible for redesigning Chillicothe, OH’s 2004 season of Tecumseh! She would like to thank God for her most brilliant husband Gillius and all the love and friendship in her interesting life.
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